Ukrainian drones hit a crucial russian radar station 1,800 kilometres from the border - this new attack range record

In early May, drones of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate hit a critical catalytic cracking unit at a refinery in Salavat, Bashkiria, which is owned by Gazprom. This strike was not the first against the refineries and oil depots of the terrorist country of Russia, but it was notable for the fact that the target was about 1,500 kilometres away from Ukraine.

Such a distance was surprising at the time, but this is not the limit for Ukrainian UAVs!

Here's What We Know

Sources of the Ukrainian Pravda portal in the GUR confirmed that on 26 May their drone attacked the Voronezh M long-range target detection radar station located in the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region of Russia.

This target is extremely important in its own right; damaging it could have a huge impact on the course of the war, especially on the eve of the arrival of fourth-generation F-16 fighters in Ukraine.

But no less significant in this story is the distance the drone travelled: it hit a target 1,800 kilometres from the Ukrainian border!

It has not yet been revealed what damage the aircraft did to the radar station. Russian publics confirm that "a UAV fell near Orsk" and that the drone's target "may have been a military facility." Since the Russian side recognises strikes only when it is impossible to hide them, it is safe to say that the defeat of the Voronezh M radar station was significant.

Flashback

"Voronezh M" is an integral part of the system of Russian stationary over-the-horizon long-range radar stations. They are designed to detect space and aerodynamic objects, in particular ballistic and cruise missiles. This radar operates in the metre wave range and has a target detection range of up to 6,000 kilometres.

Source: Ukrainska Pravda